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# Diamond Color

# Diamond Color

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## What Is Diamond Color?

Color refers to the natural tint inherent in white diamonds. In their natural setting, most white diamonds have a slight tint of yellow to them. The closer to being “colorless” a diamond is, the rarer it is. The industry standard for grading color is to evaluate each stone against a master set and assign a letter grade from “D” (colorless) to “Z” (light yellow).

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![Diamond Color - Gittelson Jewelers](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Diamond-Color-main-image.jpg)

## Why is diamond color important?

Like all of the [4Cs](https://www.bluenile.com/education/diamonds), diamond color is an important consideration when [buying a diamond](https://www.bluenile.com/education/diamonds/buying-guides). The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) color scale is the industry standard for diamond grading. The GIA diamond color grades range from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow or brown). Many people ask why the GIA diamond grading scale starts at D. Arcane systems used grades of A-C, 1-3, and I-III, etc. The GIA set out to standardize these diverse systems and started their scale fresh with a grade of D. However, GIA certified diamonds are not the only diamonds to consider.

## Diamond Color Chart

Gittelson only selects engagement diamonds in the “colorless” and “near colorless” range on a diamond color scale. In other words, for engagement rings, Gittelson Jewelers only accepts D color diamonds, E color diamonds, F color diamonds, G color diamonds, H color diamonds and I color diamonds.  

**DEF - ******Colorless

**GHIJ - ******Near Colorless

**KLM - **Faint Yellow

**NOPQR - **Very Light Yellow

**STUVWXYZ - **Light Yellow

![Gittelson Jewelers Diamond Color quality chart](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gittelson-Quality-Color-map.png)

![](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/D-F-Colorless.jpg)

D-F Colorless

![](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/G-J-Near-Colorless.jpg)

G-J Near Colorless

![](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/K-M-Faint-Yellow.jpg)

K-M Faint Yellow

![](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/N-R-Very-light-yellow.jpg)

N-R Very Light Yellow

![](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/S-Z-Light-Yellow.jpg)

S-Z Light Yellow

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"If you're buying a diamond from Gittelson Jewelers, you're buying a personally selected piece of artwork".

![Gene Gittelson Quote on Diamond Color](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gittelson-Quote-box.png)

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"If you're buying a diamond from Gittelson Jewelers, you're buying a personally selected piece of artwork".

![Gene Gittelson Quote on Diamond Color](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gittelson-Quote-box.png)

# The 4 Cs

![The 4 Cs - diamond cut](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/diamonds-cut.jpg)

### Cut

Cut is determined by how a diamond’s facets interact with light.

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![The 4 Cs - diamond color](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/close-up-diamond.jpg)

### Clarity

Clarity is a measure of the purity and rarity of the stone.

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![The 4 Cs - diamond carat](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/diamond-carat-1.jpg)

### Carat

Carat denotes the weight of a diamond; not the size.

[Learn More >](https://gittelsonjewelers.com/diamond-carat/#.Xtpo5Z5KjUb)